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A. A. CARLSON.

BAG RACK. Y

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.7.19|9..

PatentedAug. 19,1919.

l AMANDUS AQCARLSQN, or BmtNEsvrILLE, MnvNsorn.

To all whom t mayconoern: K Be it known that I, AMANDUSA. CARLsoN, acitizenof the United States, residing: at Barnesville, in the county ofClay and State of Minnesota, have Vinvented certainv new and usefulImprovementsl in, Bag-Racks, 4 of which the followingis a specication.

This invention is a bag rack and has for its principal objecttheproduction `of an efficient Vmeans for holding bags of, various Sizesin positiomwhereby thefsame may be readily removed for use, whendesired. f

Another object of this invention isl the production of a bag rackwherein a plurality of supporting elements are employed for supportingbags of'var-ious sizes, thusrpreventing the bags frombecoming'vconfused, whereby a bag'of desired size may be readily removedfrom the rack.

Another object of this inventionis the Y production of a bag rackwherein-the supporting frames are hingedly carried by the casing;whereby the bags maybe readily removed as desired.Y l

Another object of this invention is Athe production of abag rack whereinthe sup porting frames carried by the casing are so arranged as tooverlap'the ends ofthe bag,

i f thus holding the same against displacement,

although permitting the bags to'be'V easily gripped and pulledvfromengagement with the rack as desired. One practical form 4ofconstruction; and

assembly of the present invention will be hereinafter described and isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-'- f Figure 1 is afront elevation of vthe'bag rack. A K

Fig. 2 is a vertical: sectional vview through the bag rack, and Y Y Fig.3 is a detail perspectiye' viewo'f .one of the supporting frames.

In the preferred embodiment `of the pres- Vent invention about to bedescribed, it will be seen that the main caslngis indicated'lfn generalat 5. This casing 5 consists of base 6 having side walls 7 extendingupwardly therefrom and parallel to each other. The side walls 7 have atop 8 mounted thereon, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The back 9 issupported upon the base 6 and engages the inner surfaces of the sidewalls 7 and the top 8. This back 9 slants rearwardly toward its upperend, as shown clearly. in Fig. 2 and it will be noted that the lower endof this back is reinforced by a vcleat 10 'BAG-nnen p' i Specificationof Letters Patent.

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A.Application.lled JanuariT 7, 1919. Serial No. 270,020'. Y

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portingstrain imparted to the back will'not displace the Asame and itwillibe further noted thatowing tothe lslant-of the aback, the frameswill Hbe so carriedlvas" to` relieve thel necessityv for,v secondaryV`supporting means for holding the krack upon acounter Y or in any otherdesired? position'without danger. ofthe same overturninggf` Y Eachsupporting frame comprises 'a' back ll'having abottom12supportedthereon;l -J Y The guide flanges V13 are connected to theback 11- and to the'bottom 12 while the front flange-Mis also connectedtotl the bottom'1'2 and to the end flanges 13. Thereforefitis obviousthat bags positioned upon the shelf 5:.

will be held Afrom slipping from thefraine as the same is being swung ormoved. Afstrip 15 is carried upon :the rear surfacefoflthe back 11 atthe l. Vupperfendrthe/I'eof c and thus holds AieXible straps'l upon'theback 11. The .supporting frames are similarly constructed, the -only-differenceV being in the various sizes,f for accommodating bags-f ofvarious sizes.- .The supporting frames are positioned within thel casing5, vas shown -in i Figs. l-and 2 and at -this timethe 'straps l16 arefixed tothe-back@ orto anyother'eleeV ment withiny the casing,f1forhi'ngedlyrv .supporting the-frames.f

It-will be noted that-i the casing .31 5;

by adivision wall'7 s which is Asimilar in construction tothexsidewalls: 7'. Y It -willA be notedthat the division. wall 7. iscarried,- off-center with respectV to the; center portion VAV of thecasing and for this reason rpermits i larger supportingy frames .tobecarriedifupon one side thereof thanupon the othery side, asshown inFig. .1. Y f CoiledA springs17 are fixed upon theupper surfaceof Ythetop.x8 and `:have retaining loopsv 18 extending downwardly? therefrom.These Vretaining loopsfare positionedto en,- Oage the back v1l of theupper supporting 'rame upon fYeach side ofthe V.division wall by thebase 6 and the side walls 7, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Wlhen the device is in operation, it is in condition to receive bags 4asoriginally packed.V Under Vsuch conditions,as is well known, the bagshave the -lower portions thereof folded to form iiaps. The bags comingin bundles are arranged within the cas- 9. It will also be noted thatthe casing is provided with a retaining flangel 19,"carried ing. Thelarger sized bags are carried upon the portion of the base carrying thelargest bags. The last referred to bags will have their upper ends ttingbehind the supporting frame directly thereabove and the bags of asmaller size are positioned upon the opposite side of the division wallin the same manner. vAs above explained, it will .be noted that theupper portion of the bags will be held against displacement by the lowerportion of lthe supporting frames thereabove resting thereon.

It is necessary to hold the bags in position upon thetop supportingframes and for thisf reason the coiled springs 17 having the loops 18are provided. The loops may be swung outwardly against the tension ofthecoiled springs and the bags positioned upon fthe up-per supportingframes and then the loops may be released, thus allowing the springs to.bring the loops into. binding engagement with the bags. Thus the bagsupon theV top supporting frames will be positively held againstIaccidental displacement.

Since-theretaining frames and the base of the casing arek provided withfront ianges 14e and 19 and also with side flanges 13 and side walls 7,it will be seen that the bags will also be held against sidedisplacement.

When however, it is desired to use one of the bags, the flap thereof maybe gripped and pulled outwardly,` thuspullingY the bag from engagementwith its particular supporting frame. As hereinbefore explained,

' the supporting frameswill be bearing upon the bags, but in view ofthefact that these supporting frames fare hingedly supported, it isobvious the bags may be easily pulled from engagement with the rack whendesiredfor use. The same action occurs when a b ag is pulled fromengagement with the springs.

From the foregoing description it will Vbe seen that a very simple andefiicient bag rack has been produced, wherein various sized bags may beeasily supported thereon and held against displacement, although theymay be easily pulled from engagement with the rack when it is desired touse the same.

Furthermore, it will be noted that the supporting frames not onlysupport the bags placed thereon, but also engage the upper portion ofthe bag carried by the frame therebelow or `on the base and thus holdthese bags against displacement.

' The foregoing description andthe drawings have reference to what maybe considered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is tobe understood thatY I may make such changes in construction andarrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera,l as may prove expedient and fall within .the scope of the appendedclaim.,y

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claimas new anddesire t0 secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, the combination of `a maincasing including a supporting wall which is inclined rearwardly towardits upper end, bag supporting frames carried within said casing, eachlframe being formed of a rectangular unobstructed back, a bottom fixedat the lower end of said back and extending at right angles thereto, aflange extendin longitudinally of said bottom and, para lel to saidback, flanges connected to the ends of said flange andv to the lowerside edges of Vsaid back, whereby the side edges of thel back above saidiianges are unobstructed, thus allowing access to the bags carried uponthe bottom, said flanges holdingthe bags against upon any thickness ofbags carried by the supporting frames to hold the same againstdisplacement.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

AMANDUS A. CARLSON..

Witnesses: Y l

W. A. LINDQUisT, 4O. N *JnNso-N.V

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